safari suit

Summary

Beige cotton poplin, 2-piece suit. Jacket; loose fitting SB, with four patch pockets and plain turndown collar. Fastens with six beige plastic buttons CF. Long sleeves with single button cuffs. Belt with double link buckle of silvered metal. Side seams. All edges and seams double machine overstitched. Label CB "Saint Laurent: rive gauche, Paris. Made in France." Separate manufacturers label with handwritten "style 686; size 1, colour DP532; 100% cotton. Trousers; Slightly paler beige cotton (? through washing). Straight legs with 26cm bottoms. Deep 6 1/2" hems. Button-flapped back pocket; double pleats at front (outer one stitched down); single back pleats. Labels (see jacket). See also Vogue, 10.1969 "Fashions for Living".